Here are the upcoming Alexa features we’re most excited about

Amazon’s getting crazy with the Alexa updates this year. The trillion-dollar empire today announced dozens of upcoming features for its virtual assistant, the majority of which should roll out on Echo devices by year’s end. Read on to learn about the ones we’re most excited about. First up is a feature I’ve been waiting for since the moment I met Alexa: A way to quiet it down without walking across the room and changing the volume. Amazon introduced Whisper Mode today, a feature that’ll let you whisper a command to Alexa, prompting it to respond with a whisper of its…